Shane isn't just one of the best movies of its genre or decade -- it's one of the finest films ever made.
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11/13/07
Shane (1953)
96 %
Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 26 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Synopsis: George Stevens' classic Western, adaptated from the Jack Schaefer novel, stars Alan Ladd in the title role. Riding the ranges of Wyoming's Grand Tetons, Shane stops at the farm of homesteader Joe Starrett (Van Heflin) just before Ryker (Emile Meyer), a powerful and predatory cattleman,... [More]
Genre: Westerns
Starring: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde, Jack Palance
Director: George Stevens
Screenwriter: A.B., Jr. Guthrie
Producer: George Stevens
Composer: Victor Young
Screenwriter: A.B., Jr. Guthrie
Producer: George Stevens
Composer: Victor Young
Reviews
Top Critic
Stevens' classic Western, with its inflated reputation, now looks as if it were self-consciously intended as a landmark film right from the start.
02/09/06
Top Critic
A maravilhosa fotografia que explora as amplas locações e a força do elenco já seriam o bastante para criar um ótimo trabalho. Mas é a riqueza psicológica do misterioso protagonista e de sua relação com os Starrett que torna o filme inesquecível.
07/22/08
It's the western styled as Arthurian legend, flawlessly cast, undeniably splendid.
07/02/07
Wyoming's scenic splendors against which the story is filmed are breathtaking. Sunlight, the shadow of rain storms and the eerie lights of night play a realistic part in making the picture a visual treat.
07/02/07
Top Critic
Here, as too often in his career, Stevens is aiming to have the last word on a genre: everything aims for 'classic' status, and everything falters in a mire of artsiness and obtrusive technique.
07/02/07
If the Western is the quintessential American mythology, Shane is its great knight-samurai archetype: stern in battle, mild with women and children, siding with the wronged.
05/31/04
An adult Western for those who still want to believe that there are guardian angels out there.
04/13/04
For Shane contains something more than beauty and the grandeur of the mountains and plains, drenched by the brilliant Western sunshine and the violent, torrential, black-browed rains...
05/20/03
Top Critic
...This isn’t just a western; it’s a masterwork in which every little detail seems to contribute to the intensity in the air.
02/06/03
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